Is Team India the new force overseas?

Team India has gained immense success of late across formats, especially in the longest form. Its recent success in the Tests in Australia has set a new example of India being a significant powerhouse overseas, while many believe India could attain more similar success soon.

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Unley SA, First Published Mar 28, 2021, 4:58 PM IST

As far as Team India is concerned, its performance has been commendable of late. Even overseas, India has been nailing it across formats.

Recent success
In January, India came off an applaudable 2-1 Test series win in Australia to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, besides being the first from Asia to win consecutive Test series Down Under. Owing to the same in other overseas nation, former Australian legend Ian Chappell feels that the side could become a new force on foreign soil.

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Chappell's reaction
"India's recent successes in Australia - particularly the latest one - have only reinforced the players' belief in their ability to win under any circumstances. In an era where teams struggle overseas, India now have the depth of talent to alter that pattern. No longer can opponents afford to say, when India are on their doorstep, 'Just pick a string of fast bowlers with long run-ups and the series will be ours'," he wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo.

"Can India replicate the dominant periods of West Indies and Australia? It's a much more difficult proposition these days, with an extra form of the game, a frightful schedule, and the riches of the IPL, not to mention a pandemic to circumnavigate. However, India have finally got the equation right and as long as they avoid the pitfalls often associated with continuing success, they are better equipped than any team to produce an era of dominance. The rest of the cricketing world beware," he added.

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Young talent
Chappell also heaped praise on the influx of talented Indian youngsters, who have made the side even formidable. Also, how the youngsters have made their debut of late has highly impressed him, as he has warned world cricket to watch out.

"The emergence of such talents as Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, T Natarajan and Axar Patel would have been monumental if it had happened in the space of three years, let alone just three months as it did. And, when you consider that Shardul Thakur excelled in just his second game and the ebullient Rishabh Pant was an international match-winner before his 20th appearance, it really is a rosy picture," he noted.

"It's even more imposing when you consider that of those debutants, only Gill and possibly Siraj would play when every player is available for selection. The picture attains a veritable glow when you consider that Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna and Krunal Pandya have all made successful white-ball debuts against England," he concluded.

Last Updated Mar 28, 2021, 4:58 PM IST

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